Biography of Temmorth, the third Pishdadi king

Battle Temmorth With Divan, it is considered as one of the beautiful paintings of Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasabi

Among the characters of Iranian mythology, we can mention Temmorth. Actually Temmorth He is known as the son of Hushang and one of the kings of Pishdadi dynasty. This king had a clever minister whose name was Shahrasp and he guided Temmorth in managing the country. TemmorthHe had learned Divan Khat (reading and writing).

A summary of Temworth's biography

Name: Temmorth

Surname: Zinavand, Deoband

Child: Jamshid

Ancestry: Kiyomarthian

Father's name: Hushang

Position: Kingdom

Biography of Temmorth

The third king is Pishdadi and Hoshang's son named Thammorth, who is known as “Deoband” in Shahnameh, while in Avesta he is known as “Zinavand” (meaning armed).

Kingdom of Temmorth

Fighting demons and cleansing the world of evil was one of the goals that Temmorth had when he first sat on the throne. The minister of this king was named “Shahrasep” who was obliged to show the good path to the king, and this made Thammort stay away from bad things and become one of God's privileged servants. Temmorth tricked Satan into capturing him and used him as a crutch for many years. He put a spell on Ahrman, so he sat on the leaf

Temmorth had brought the demons and demons under his control

Temmorth had put the demons and demonic allies under his control, and when the demons and demonic allies saw that their leader was humiliated; They rioted. Temmorth again using magic, bewitched a large army of demons and captured the rest of them. The demons who were captured by Temmorth told him that if they were freed; In exchange for this liberation, they teach him an art that he was not aware of until then, and that was the art of writing. By giving a deadline to the demons, Temmorth brought them under his command, and in this way, the demons taught Temmorth to write 30 types of calligraphy from Persian, Tazi, Chinese, Pahlavi, Roman, Sogdian, etc.

Ahriman was held captive by Temmorth for 30 years, but finally he deceived Temmorth's wife by making a promise. Temmorth's wife told Ahriman that Temmorth was riding on Ahriman's back on the slope of Mount Alborz; Terror grips him. Therefore, Ahriman took advantage of this opportunity and threw Temmorth on the ground and swallowed him.

After Temmorth's death, Jamshid succeeded him

Ahriman because of the favor that Temmorth's wife gave him; He gave rewards to this woman, “silk worm” was one of them. In fact, he taught Temworth's wife how to weave silk. This reward was significant because woven fabric was known as the advancement of civilization in the ancient world. In addition, among the teachings of Thammorth, we can mention picking and spinning goat wool and weaving cloth; In this way, Ahriman taught his wife the equivalent of Tamworth.

The battle of Tehamort with Divan is considered as one of the beautiful pictures of Shahnameh of Shah Tehamasbi. With the passage of time, “Jamshid” took Temmorth out of Ahriman's stomach and buried him in “Studan”.

After Temmorth's death, Jamshid and his son sat on the throne. Tehmorth according to some sources and historians such as Hamad Elah Mostofi; He built the cities of Semnan, Elipi (Kermanshah), Sari and Qom.

petroglyph Temworth at the Library of Congress

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